Mike has had my 100% support on a "Made in America" dish. Hope that this will be a reality as the import options are very expensive to build and transport. Unfortunately, in the unknowns of planning and production, time is not on our side....
My fear is that as the used inventory continues to decline in the absence of new quality dishes, this will accelerate the downward spiral of the C-band hobby and encourage the cheap junk to be distributed. The resulting dissatisfaction by hobbyist who find rusting flimsy crap in their yards and their bank accounts $500+ lighter certainly won't increase interest in the hobby.
Quality stuff can be imported, but we certainly don't want this inventory investment to jeopardize a "Made in America" project! Any concrete timelines for this dish project?
Brian Gohl
Titanium Satellite
Too bad rain fade is such a problem at Ku - not to mention how quickly the signal is wiped out by a small dusting of snow and/or ice. Otherwise we might have a lot more people buying small dishes. I wouldn't mind getting rid of these monster 12 footers in my back yard. Not to mention how expensive it is to replace mesh after a hail storm.